''Isla de Muerta'' is the twelfth studio album by the melodic
hard rock band
Ten, released on 20 May 2015 by Rocktopia Records. The album is named after the mythical "Island of the Dead" from pirate legend. The album's cover was illustrated by Gaetano Di Falco.
[http://www.rocktopia.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6392%3Arocktopia-records-announce-the-release-of-the-new-ten-album-isla-de-muerta&catid=41%3Alatestnews&Itemid=65]
- http://www.rockoverdose.gr/news_details.php?id=37987 The band has released two singles (and lyric videos) from the album, for "Tell Me What to Do" and "This Love".
The album cover was illustrated by
Gaetano Di Falco, who also illustrated the cover of the band's previous studio album ''
Albion''.
Track listing
All songs written by
Gary Hughes.
European version (Rocktopia Records 003RTP)
# (i) Buccaneers (Instrumental) / (ii) Dead Men Tell No Tales - 6:27
# Tell Me What to Do - 4:15
# Acquiesce - 4:45
# This Love - 4:42
# The Dragon and Saint George - 5:16
# Intensify - 6:39
# (i) Karnak (Instrumental) / (ii) The Valley of the Kings - 8:10
# Revolution - 5:56
# Angel of Darkness - 3:57
# The Last Pretender - 6:40
# We Can Be As One - 3:28 (European version bonus track)
Asian version (Avalon Records MICP-11210)
# (i) Buccaneers (Instrumental) / (ii) Dead Men Tell No Tales - 6:27
# Revolution - 5:56
# Acquiesce - 4:45
# The Dragon and Saint George - 5:16
# Intensify - 6:39
# This Love - 4:42
# (i) Karnak (Instrumental) / (ii) The Valley of the Kings - 8:10
# Tell Me What to Do - 4:15
# Angel of Darkness - 3:57
# The Last Pretender - 6:40
# Assault And Battery - 4:52 (Japanese version bonus track)
Personnel
*
Gary Hughes –
vocals
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,
guitar
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s,
backing vocals
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* Dann Rosingana – lead guitars
* Steve Grocott - lead guitars
*
John Halliwell – rhythm guitars
*
Darrel Treece-Birch –
keyboards, programming
*
Steve Mckenna
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–
bass guitar
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* Max Yates –
drums and
percussion
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Production
*Written and produced by
Gary Hughes
*Mixing and mastering by
Dennis Ward
Concepts
* The song "The Dragon and Saint George" is based on the legend of
Saint George
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who slayed the dragon and saved the city of Silene.
* "Revolution" is a recounting of the story of the
French Revolution
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.
* "Karnak/The Valley of the Kings" is a song about the
Curse of the pharaohs
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during the discovery of the tomb of
Tutankhamun
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in
The Valley of the Kings.
Chart positions
References
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Ten (band) albums
2015 albums